Evidence of meeting #40 for Public Accounts in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was forces.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Justin Vaive
Hugh McRoberts  Assistant Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Robert Fonberg  Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence
General Walter Natynczyk  Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, Department of National Defence
Dan Ross  Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel), Department of National Defence
General Daniel Benjamin  Commander, Canadian Operational Support Command, Department of National Defence
General Timothy Grant  Deputy Commander, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, Department of National Defence
Wendy Loschiuk  Assistant Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy

Mr. Fonberg, are there any closing comments you want to make?

12:40 p.m.

Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence

Robert Fonberg

I have no further comments, Mr. Chairman, except to thank the Auditor General for the report and recommendations, and the committee for its time.

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy

The committee has a few minutes of business. I'm not going to adjourn; I'm going to suspend the meeting. But I want to take this opportunity, on behalf of the committee, to thank you all for your appearance here today and the excellent way you prepared for the meeting.

Vice-Chief Natynczyk, on behalf of the committee I want to congratulate you. This is the culmination of an amazing military career. We want to wish you all the best, thank you, and ask you to pass on our thoughts and thanks to the many people who perhaps are not under your command right now, but will be on July 2. I understand that is the day you'll be sworn in. Congratulations, sir.

June 17th, 2008 / 12:40 p.m.

LGen Walter Natynczyk

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much, and I certainly will.

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy

The meeting is suspended.

[Proceedings continue in camera]